WGU C475 EXAM CARE OF THE OLDER ADULT
EXAM PREP 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION STUDY
GUIDE
◉ population Answer: a group of people who share certain
characteristics
ex a group of adults age 65 and leer in a community who have type 2
diabetes
◉ focal points of population health Answer: key indicators of health
to be used to measure outcomes in a population
assessing the physiological, social, and economic determinants that
contribute to these outcomes
investing in disease prevention, health promotion, and health
protection
collaboration
addressing health disparities
◉ health Answer: not just a state of being free from disease, but
having the ability to respond to health challenges and adapt to them
◉ Health Promotion Answer: physical activity, nutrition, cognitive
health, and social engagement.
,Helps older adults maintain independence and delay functional
decline.
◉ health protection Answer: Reduces risks from environmental
hazards like falls, poor lighting, unsafe food, and pollution.
• Essential because older adults recover more slowly and face higher
complication rates.
◉ disease prevention Answer: Includes vaccines, screenings, and
early detection of illness (often with atypical symptoms).
• Prevents avoidable morbidity and mortality in a high-risk
population.
◉ Health Disparities Answer: Older adults face disparities related to
income, transportation, housing, and access to care.
• These inequalities increase chronic illness, isolation, and early
mortality.
◉ Health Care Organizations Answer: Provide geriatric-focused
programs like fall-prevention, chronic-disease management, and
caregiver support.
• Improve outcomes by identifying common needs across aging
populations
,◉ Health Care Quality Answer: Focuses on safe medication practices,
preventing falls, pressure injuries, delirium, and infections.
• High-quality care preserves function and reduces hospitalizations
◉ health care economics Answer: Older adults use more healthcare
due to chronic conditions.
• Prevention (vaccines, screenings, fall-prevention) is far more
cost-effective than treating complications.
◉ Health Policy Answer: Shapes access to care through Medicare,
long-term care regulations, caregiver support, and anti-ageism
policies.
• Policies targeting chronic disease, dementia care, and fall reduction
improve population-level aging outcomes.
◉ geriatrics Answer: the medical speciality that deals with the
physiology of aging and with the treatment of diseases affecting
older adults
◉ gerontology Answer: the study of all aspects of the aging process,
including the clinical, psychologic, economic, and sociologic
problems of older adults
, ◉ gerontics Answer: Nursing care and service provided to older
adults. Takes a holistic view of aging, with the goal of increasing
health, comfort and caring for older adults.
◉ geronphobia Answer: the fear of aging and refusal to accept older
adults in mainstream society
◉ theres 52.4 million people, or 16% of the population, age 65 and
older in the u.s since 2018t/f Answer: true
◉ ageism Answer: emotional prejudice or discrimination against
people based solely on age
◉ in 2040 the population of 65+ is expected to increase to 80.8
million people, 21.6% t/f Answer: true
◉ ageism involves the dislike of aging and older people based on the
belief that aging makes people unattractive, unintelligent, and
unproductive t/f Answer: true
◉ age discrimination Answer: reaches beyond emotions and leads to
actions
◉ women currently outlive men by 2.6 years t/f Answer: true
EXAM PREP 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION STUDY
GUIDE
◉ population Answer: a group of people who share certain
characteristics
ex a group of adults age 65 and leer in a community who have type 2
diabetes
◉ focal points of population health Answer: key indicators of health
to be used to measure outcomes in a population
assessing the physiological, social, and economic determinants that
contribute to these outcomes
investing in disease prevention, health promotion, and health
protection
collaboration
addressing health disparities
◉ health Answer: not just a state of being free from disease, but
having the ability to respond to health challenges and adapt to them
◉ Health Promotion Answer: physical activity, nutrition, cognitive
health, and social engagement.
,Helps older adults maintain independence and delay functional
decline.
◉ health protection Answer: Reduces risks from environmental
hazards like falls, poor lighting, unsafe food, and pollution.
• Essential because older adults recover more slowly and face higher
complication rates.
◉ disease prevention Answer: Includes vaccines, screenings, and
early detection of illness (often with atypical symptoms).
• Prevents avoidable morbidity and mortality in a high-risk
population.
◉ Health Disparities Answer: Older adults face disparities related to
income, transportation, housing, and access to care.
• These inequalities increase chronic illness, isolation, and early
mortality.
◉ Health Care Organizations Answer: Provide geriatric-focused
programs like fall-prevention, chronic-disease management, and
caregiver support.
• Improve outcomes by identifying common needs across aging
populations
,◉ Health Care Quality Answer: Focuses on safe medication practices,
preventing falls, pressure injuries, delirium, and infections.
• High-quality care preserves function and reduces hospitalizations
◉ health care economics Answer: Older adults use more healthcare
due to chronic conditions.
• Prevention (vaccines, screenings, fall-prevention) is far more
cost-effective than treating complications.
◉ Health Policy Answer: Shapes access to care through Medicare,
long-term care regulations, caregiver support, and anti-ageism
policies.
• Policies targeting chronic disease, dementia care, and fall reduction
improve population-level aging outcomes.
◉ geriatrics Answer: the medical speciality that deals with the
physiology of aging and with the treatment of diseases affecting
older adults
◉ gerontology Answer: the study of all aspects of the aging process,
including the clinical, psychologic, economic, and sociologic
problems of older adults
, ◉ gerontics Answer: Nursing care and service provided to older
adults. Takes a holistic view of aging, with the goal of increasing
health, comfort and caring for older adults.
◉ geronphobia Answer: the fear of aging and refusal to accept older
adults in mainstream society
◉ theres 52.4 million people, or 16% of the population, age 65 and
older in the u.s since 2018t/f Answer: true
◉ ageism Answer: emotional prejudice or discrimination against
people based solely on age
◉ in 2040 the population of 65+ is expected to increase to 80.8
million people, 21.6% t/f Answer: true
◉ ageism involves the dislike of aging and older people based on the
belief that aging makes people unattractive, unintelligent, and
unproductive t/f Answer: true
◉ age discrimination Answer: reaches beyond emotions and leads to
actions
◉ women currently outlive men by 2.6 years t/f Answer: true
